Hearty quaff
The crossword clue "Hearty quaff" is answered by ALE, a 3-letter entry. Used 105 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ALE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALE answer page.
Used 105 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ALE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ALE, most used first.
- Pub order - used 233 times, most recently in 2026
- Ginger ___ - used 190 times, most recently in 2026
- Pub pint - used 176 times, most recently in 2026
- Hearty brew - used 161 times, most recently in 2026
- Pub beverage - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
- Pub offering - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- In the past - AGO, used 1,064 times
- Exist - ARE, used 858 times
- In the style of - ALA, used 784 times
- ___ Lingus - AER, used 730 times
- Fuss - ADO, used 644 times
- Fitting - APT, used 551 times
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